2007 Dodge Caliber

TOOK MY CAR INTO SAFFORD DODGE IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA BECAUSE WHEN I HIT BRAKES MY CAR WOULD SHUDDER. I STATED THAT I FELT MY FRONT BRAKES WERE GOING BAD. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE THEY STATED I NEEDED MY REAR BRAKES REPLACED AND THAT MY FRONT ONES WERE FINE. UPON THEM WORKING ON MY REAR BRAKES, THEY INFORMED ME THAT CYLINDER WHEEL WAS LOCKED UP ON THE REAR LEFT SIDE. PREVENTING THE WHEEL FROM BEING PLACED BACK ON THE CAR. WHEN I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP, MY BRAKE PEDAL MADE A POPPING SOUND. I THOUGHT THAT WAS BECAUSE I JUST HAD NEW BRAKES PUT ON. FOUR DAYS LATER MY BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT AND I WAS ABLE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO SAFFORD DODGE AND THE FRONT DESK GUY PAUL STATED HE FELT THAT MY POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS BAD. I TOLD HIM THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR BEFORE I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN EXCEPT THAT IT SHUDDERED. WHICH IT STILL DOES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO SPEEDS OF 75 MPH. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REACH OVER AND MANUALLY LIFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE IN SPEED AND CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED THE BRONZE BUSHING RING LYING ON THE FLOOR BOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 59,000.

I PURCHASED A 2007 DODGE CALIBER I LATE SPET OF 2007 AND TE CAR WAS IN FACT USED AND CHECKED BY MECHANICS PRIOR TO SELL. MY FIRST PRBLEMS STARTED WHEN THE STRUTS ON THE VECHILE STARTED TO LEAK CAUSING SEVERAL BRAKE JOBS TOB NEEDED BECAUSE THE MECHANICS AT DODGE FAILED TO REALIZE THAT THIS LEAKAGE WAS CAUSING DAMAGE TOMY PADS.. ON MARCH 30 2010 WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60MPH ON A POORLY LIGHTED ROAD, I ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND UPON MOVING INTO THE OTHER LANE THE CAR BEGAN TO SPIN OUT AND THE CAR ROLLED OVER, MY CAR CLEARED TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND AT LEAST 50 FEET OF MEDIAN BEFORE IT STOPPED ROLLING RIGHTBFRE HITTING SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC-- A BLESSNG -- AND AS I TURND OVER AND OVER MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED, EVER I HAD ON PREVIOUS OCCASION BROUGHT TO DODGE ATTETION THAT MY AIRBAG SENSOR GOES ON AND OFF RANDOMLY ON THE PASSANGER SIDE AND THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR WHICH DID NOT FIX ANYTHING, MY CAR IS TOTALEDAN MY AIR BAGS DONT GO OFF. UNACCEPTABLE

I OWN A 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT. RECENTLY TOOK IT IN TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE CAR WAS PULLING SEVERELY TO ONE SIDE WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING BAD GRINDING SOUNDS. MECHANIC DISCOVERED THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS AND ALSO THE BALL JOINTS ON BOTH SIDES IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WERE SO DETERIORATED THAT HE DEEMED THE VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE UNTIL REPAIRS WERE MADE. IN HIS OFFICIAL OPINION THEY WERE THE WORST HE HAD EVER SEEN THAT DID NOT RESULT IN THE TIRES FALLING OFF. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE DODGE CALIBER MODELS I HAVE SEEN THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THAT MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR TIRES FALL OFF AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY? I DO NOT WANT TO BE DRIVING WHEN THAT HAPPENS. NO THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT LED TO A DEATH YET, BUT DO WE REALLY NEED TO WAIT UNTIL IT DOES BEFORE CHRYSLER IS FORCED TO UPGRADE THE PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLES? $1000 WORTH OF PARTS AND SERVICE ON A 4 YEAR OLD CAR IS RIDICULOUS AND TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE THEY CHOSE TO USE LOW QUALITY PARTS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED TO MY TIRES FALLING OFF AT 65 MPH IS UNSETTLING. *TR

FIRST HEAVY RAINFALL OF THE SPRING, TRAVEL IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TOWARD SEATTLE. I HAD NOT HAD TO USE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON ANYTHING BUT INTERMITTENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. WHEN NEEDED FOR THE HEAVIER RAINS AND TRAFFIC THIS MORNING, THE WIPERS FAILED TO WORK IN THE PRIMARY WIPER FUNCTION (CONTINUAL OPERATION-NEITHER SLOW OR FAST). IT WAS NECESSARY TO HOLD THE WIPER CONTROL ARM IN THE DOWN POSITION TO KEEP THE WIPERS WORKING THUS NOT ALLOWING ME TO KEEP TWO HANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THE RECALL ASSOCIATED TO THE NITRO PARTS (CHRYSLER J28/CAMPAIGN 09V438000-3 NOV 2009) DID NOT APPLY. I WILL BE CHECKING THE PART NUMBER OF THE PCM FOR BOTH VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF THE SAME PART IS USED IN EACH PRODUCTION LINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. WHILE USING THE HEATED SEAT OPTION, THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER, THERE WERE BURN HOLES FOUND IN THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT A CASE WOULD BE OPENED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE CALIBER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON INDICATING THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. IF THERE WAS A CRASH THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THEY HAVE ALSO REPLACED THE AIR BAGS AND THE CLOCK SPRING PREVIOUSLY BUT THE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

MY 2007 DODGE CALIBER SXT HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE. THE PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO RAISE THE RPMS TO ABOUT 5000 WHILE DRIVING. I NOTICED A COPPER BUSHING ON MY FLOOR MAT BUT HAD NO IDEA THAT IT CAME FROM THE PEDAL ASSY. I WILL TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TOMORROW. THIS PROBLEM IS OCCURRING VERY FREQUENT AND I AM AFRAID THAT THIS WILL CAUSE SOME SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. *TR UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB